Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-01
AN APPEAL.
The People OF Nevada Askes to
Send a Unanimous Petition
to the Washington Au-
thOrities in Favor of
the Carson Hint.

welfare, to repel the attacks of the
present Administration upon the
vital interests of our State. Presi-
dent Cleveland has again given ex-
preston to his anti-silver senti-
ments, and has once moro urged
the Congress of the United States
to suspend the coinage of standard
silver dollars.
If the President would content
himself with writing messages on
this subject we of Nevada might
easily pass his hasty utteranccs in
silence, since it Is apparent that
the majority in Congress will not
acceee to his demands in this re
gard. But he has gone. further
and in his desire to injure the sill
yer interests as much as possible,
has unlawfully caused the closing
of the United States Mint in this
State.
Economy was the alleged reas-
on for the action. The falsity OF
this position has been clearly es-
tablished, for in an address for
warded by the people of Nevada to
the President soon after the clos
ing Of the Mint, 1t was proved by
figures taken from the books of
that institation. that it had been
operated at profit to the Govern
ment, and no one doubts that it
would continue in the same way if
1T were given a fair opportunity,
and 1T the unjust discrimination
against,it were removed.
Although the President did not
reply to our petition, it is evident
that he and his coRnsellors read it,
fer they soon after devised a plan
to give them the pretext they
sought. They knew that the Mint
could never be made to show a loss
so long as it was continued as
Mint proper, and they did rot dare
to order its dismantlement in the
face of the fact that it had always
been source of revenue to the
National Treasury. Therefore
they plotted to make history that
would serve their purpose. To this
end they ordered the Mint re-
opened as an assay office, although
the intelligent sentiment of the
community arose against such ac-
ton. The President and the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury knew that
the Carson Mint could never be
made 10 pay as an assay office. So
did the people of Nevada, and they
protested against this intentional,
preconcerted and fraudulent mis-
representation. The Administra-
ton is determined to make its swn
facts, and will then argue from
them in giving a reason for finally
abandeninS the Carson Mint.
Now then, the question Of What
shall We do?" presents itself. While
it is true that petitions are not al
ways efficaous, yet in this case it is
the only remedy left az, and hap
PLY 1t is one Of lights that cannot
be abridged. / beg to propose the
sending Of a petition signed by
every man, woman and child in
the State, addressed to the.Presi-
dent and Congress, setting forth
the facts IS they exist, and de-
handing the immediate re-opening
of our Nevada Mint.
Some citizens outside of Carson
may ask what iatercst they have in
this matter. The answer is simple:
If the Administration succeed in
showing that our Mint is losing
proposition, the first deduction to
be drawn by the great money pow
ers of the world will be that our
mines are no longer yielding bull
lion sufficient to keep it preftably
employed. In any event our enc
mics would be quick to allege this,
and the result upon eur prosperity
would In a great measure be the
same as if it were true. Foreign
capital would be driven out and
kept out of the State; our indus
tries would langui.h, our markets
would fail, and there would be
general and widespread depression
In business, that would include in
It's srope every miner, every ranch
er, every business man, every pro-